Miramar home fire under investigation

Miramar fire

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ÒIt sounded like fireworks but I knew it was this because it happens all the time,Ó said Patricia Rivera, 42, surveying the damage with a mask over her nose and mouth. ÒWe call [Florida Power & Light] every so often because of this.Ó Miramar Fire Rescue investigators determined the cause to be Òelectrical, accidental,Ó said Lt. Jose Gregorisch. The fire started about 5:30 a.m. at the single-story home in the 3000 block of Southwest 67th Way, she said. Photo by Wayne K. Roustan / Sun Sentinel

ÒIt sounded like fireworks but I knew it was this because it happens all the time,Ó said Patricia Rivera, 42, surveying the damage with a mask over her nose and mouth. ÒWe call [Florida Power & Light] every so often because of this.Ó Miramar Fire Rescue investigators determined the cause to be Òelectrical, accidental,Ó said Lt. Jose Gregorisch. The fire started about 5:30 a.m. at the single-story home in the 3000 block of Southwest 67th Way, she said. Photo by Wayne K. Roustan / Sun Sentinel (Wayne K. Roustan / Sun Sentinel)

Smoke and flames destroyed the master bedroom where Christmas gifts were stored and the bedroom where RiveraÕs disabled father was sleeping.Jesus Martin, 76, had his lower right leg amputated last year, she said, and police had to help carry him out of the house in his damaged wheelchair.Photo by Wayne K. Roustan / Sun Sentinel

Smoke and flames destroyed the master bedroom where Christmas gifts were stored and the bedroom where RiveraÕs disabled father was sleeping.Jesus Martin, 76, had his lower right leg amputated last year, she said, and police had to help carry him out of the house in his damaged wheelchair.Photo by Wayne K. Roustan / Sun Sentinel (Wayne K. Roustan / Sun Sentinel)